Noomi Rapace and Carey Mulligan Met with Ridley Scott About the Lead Role in the ALIEN Prequels

Ridley Scott has not settled on who to cast in the lead role of the forthcoming 3D Alien prequel(s), but as far as I can tell, he doesn’t want an American. The UK-born Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia) let slip last month that Scott wanted to get her on the phone to discuss the project. According to Deadline, the list of actresses Scott has met with since then includes fellow Brit Carey Mulligan (An Education) and rising Swedish star Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

This is yet another chapter in the “Rapace takes Hollywood by storm” saga, which includes a role in Sherlock Holmes 2 and negotiations to star opposite Jeremy Renner in Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters; Rapace reportedly made “a strong impression” on Mr. Scott. And I’m fully in support of Mulligan cropping up in any casting decision that calls for a twentysomething female. The list of actresses with whom Scott met is in all probability lengthy, so we’ll see in the coming weeks who lands the role. Hit the jump for a rundown on what we know about the prequel.